What To Do When Trouble Strikes - Outline

Written by Harold Herring on .

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1.         When you’re disappointed

Psalm 25:3 AMP

“Yes, let none who trust and wait hopefully and look for You be put to shame or be disappointed; let them be ashamed who forsake the right or deal treacherously without cause.”

Psalm 25:20 AMP

“O keep me, Lord, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed or disappointed, for my trust and my refuge are in You.”

Romans 9:33 AMP

“As it is written, Behold I am laying in Zion a Stone that will make men stumble, a Rock that will make them fall; but he who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] shall not be put to shame nor be disappointed in his expectations.”

Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company once sai:

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”

Jeremiah 29:13 MSG

"When you come looking for me, you'll find me. "Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." God's Decree. "I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you"—God's Decree—"bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.”

Proverbs 23:18 NLT

“You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed.”

2.         When you’re afraid

2 Chronicles 20:15

“. . . Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.”

2 Kings 19:6

“. . .Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard. . .”

Isaiah 37:6

“. . . Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard.” 

Mark 5:36

“. . . Be not afraid, only believe.”

The famed evangelist Billy Sunday once said:

“And if you think that anybody is going to frighten me, you don’t know me yet.”

Genesis 15:1 MSG

“After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!"

3.         When you don’t know what to do

Proverbs 3:5-6 MSG

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track.”

Isaiah 48:17

“Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.”

Isaiah 48:17 SGM

“I am God, your God, who teaches you how to live right and well.  I show you what to do, where to go.”

Psalm 119:60 NLT

“I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands.”

Psalm 90:17 NLT

“And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!”

4.         When you’ve spent every cent you’ve got

James 5:16

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed [the fault removed]….”                        

Luke 17:6

“And the Lord said, if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it shall obey you.”

1 John 1:9 AMP

“If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action].”

5.         When the doctor gives you a bad report

I Peter 2:24 NKJV

“who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.”

Numbers 13:32 NCV

“And those men gave the Israelites a bad report about the land they explored, saying, "The land that we explored is too large to conquer. All the people we saw are very tall.”

Numbers 14:36 NCV

“The men Moses had sent to explore the land had returned and spread complaints among all the people. They had given a bad report about the land.”

Numbers 14:37 NLT

“These men who were responsible for spreading the bad report about the land were struck down and died of a plague before the LORD.”

Luke 9:11 CEV

“But a lot of people found out about this and followed him. Jesus welcomed them. He spoke to them about God's kingdom and healed everyone who was sick.”

Anonymous once said:

“If you don’t think you have any blessings remember your heart is still beating.”

6.         When someone you love is doing or has done something stupid

Hebrews 2:14

“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.”

2 Peter 3:9 AMP

“The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people's conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.”

Isaiah 43:25 AMP

“I, even I, am He Who blots out and cancels your transgressions, for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”

Isaiah 43:25 MSG

“But I, yes I, am the one who takes care of your sins—that's what I do. I don't keep a list of your sins.”

Psalm 112:1-3 MSG

“Hallelujah! Blessed man, blessed woman, who fear God, Who cherish and relish his commandments, Their children robust on the earth, And the homes of the upright—how blessed! Their houses brim with wealth And a generosity that never runs dry.”

“The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.  He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.  The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.”

7.         When you’re advancing behind enemy lines.

Deuteronomy 20:1

“. . . be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee. . .”

Romans 8:31 AMP

“… if God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?]”

2 Chronicles 20:15

“. . . Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.”

Mark 5:36

“. . . Be not afraid, only believe.”

Psalm 118:5-6 NIV

“In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

Exodus 23:22

“But if you will indeed listen to and obey His voice … I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.”

Psalm 118:6 MSG

“God's now at my side and I'm not afraid; who would dare lay a hand on me?”

Hebrews 13:5-6 AMP

“So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?”

Charles Spurgeon, the renown pastor and evangelist once said:

“You may think you can live fine without Christ, but you cannot afford to die without Him.”